Parpetua Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Parpetua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parpetua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Parpetua (27) may also be a first name.

Parpetua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parpetua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Parpetua is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parpetua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Parpetua reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Parpetua is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Parpetua is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perpetua883,391/
Perpeetua821/
Perpoetua821/
Perpetuo756,941/
Perpetwa7544/
Perpitua754/
Pérpetuo751/
Perpètua751/
Parpedwad711/
Perpatua633/
Perppethwaa631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parpetua
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